Québec’s Emerging Far-Right
La Meute, Les Soldats d'Odin, Atalante: These small but highly centralized far-right groups are slowly emerging from the fringes of Québec's political landscape, after years in the shadows. MIR sat down with Socialist Fightback…
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Gun Laws in America: A Change Needs to Occur
The Las Vegas mass shooting—the worst mass shooting in recent American history—has incited much controversy on the topic of gun control in the United States. Indeed the event has reignited debate across the nation as to whether it is…
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Spain’s Overreaction to the Catalan Referendum
As the political tensions and constitutional conflict between Catalonia and the Spanish government continue to escalate, analysts would benefit from asking why Madrid so violently cracked down on the referendum in the first place and, in…
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The Northwest Passage and Canada’s Claim to the North
“The People of Canada to-day are being taxed to pay interest on millions of dollars of fictitious capital”.
-Sir William Mulock, Member of Parliament,
In reference to the Canadian Pacific Railroad, 1895
Binding the East and West
Sir…
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A Cautionary Tale of Amazon HQ2
Last week, Chicago formally submitted a bid to house Amazon’s second headquarters, HQ2. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Governor Rauner came together along with a committee of 600 business owners, community leaders, and government officials to make…
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Separate Worlds Collide: How Venezuela’s Life is in Saudi Arabia’s Hands
To many, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela exist in totally separate worlds. One is a desert-covered Arab nation, dominated by Sunni Islam and a conservative absolute monarchy. The other is a tropical Latin American country framed by a…
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Corruption in Vietnam: An Endemic Problem?
After the fall down of Saigon government, Vietnam faced "chaos, instability, and economic disintegration". In 1986, Vietnam's Communist Party decided to adopt a "market-oriented socialist economy under the state guidance"- known as Đổi Mới…
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Seeing is Believing: Why Representation in the Cinematic World Matters
On September 20, 2015, Viola Davis broke new ground when she became the first woman of colour to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama. In her acceptance speech, she made it a point to poignantly encapsulate the issues people of colour…
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Road Toward Reconciliation? A New Start for a Divided Palestine
After a decade-long rift, the two political parties of Palestine, Hamas and Fatah (also known as the Palestinian Authority), finally shook hands in a reconciliation agreement. Mediated by Egyptian intelligence officials, the parties reached…
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Big Pharma’s Ominous Role in Nigeria’s Fake Drugs Crisis
In 2008, mothers of teething infants visited their local Nigerian pharmacies to purchase some medicine to ease their child’s pain. Shortly after, 84 of those children passed away in a scandal that dominated international news headlines. The…
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